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‘Orphan train’ remembrance set
(The Herald-Palladium posted the following article by Mark Anderson on its website on July 1.) DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- Come Labor Day weekend 2004, Dowagiac will host a re-enactment to commemorate the time when trains brought orphans from New York to grateful families to...
Shortline owner criticizes study by Pittsburgh transportation officials
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on June 30.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A freight railroad owner who says new commuter rail service to Pittsburgh could be running in less than two years is criticizing a transportation agency study, calling its proposal...
Alstom finds irregularities at U.S. unit
(The New York Times posted the following article by Ariane Bernard on its website on June 30.) PARIS -- Alstom, the French power and transportation equipment company, said today that it had discovered accounting irregularities at an American subsidiary that had...
NJ Transit nixes even considering extending rail link to Grand Central
(Newhouse News Service circulated the following story by Joe Malinconico on July 1.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- In a move that may affect generations of commuters, New Jersey transportation officials have set aside plans to extend a proposed new Hudson River rail tunnel to...
Ontario Northland railway gets $2.5 million lifeline
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on July 1.) NORTH BAY -- The federal government will spend $2.5 million to keep the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission's passenger trains running between Toronto and North Bay for the next year. "The federal...
Mayors try to save Ore. Amtrak runs
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 30.) SALEM, Ore. -- Several mayors traveled to the Capitol Monday to try to derail a legislative proposal to eliminate funding for two daily Amtrak trains between Eugene and Portland. The local leaders...
Budget cuts threaten Oregon railway service
(The Statesman Journal posted the following story by Kristy Hessman on its website on July 1.) SALEM, Ore. -- Thousands of Oregonians will have to find a new way to travel to cities along the Interstate 5 corridor if the state Legislature follows through with plans to...
Railroad to use remote control
(The San Bernardino Sun posted the following article by Andrew Silva on its website on July 1.) COLTON, Calif. -- Remote-control locomotives without engineers aboard will be rolling in Union Pacific Railroad's Colton switching yard by next year. Training for the...
12 tankers jump track in Galesburg remote control wreck
(The Peoria Journal Star posted the following article by Matt Buedel on its website on July 1.) GALESBURG, Ill. -- Twelve Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail tanker cars -- three full of a flammable liquid -- derailed early Monday in the train yard while being pushed by...
Plan for Amtrak faces opposition in Northeast
(The Boston Globe posted the following Reuters story by John Crawley on its website on June 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Northeastern states and freight railroads are resisting a Bush administration proposal to dismantle Amtrak, worried the change would strain finances...
